diff --git a/lcl/include/intfbaselcl.inc b/lcl/include/intfbaselcl.inc
index 0cfc345a47..54ee075e16 100644
--- a/lcl/include/intfbaselcl.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/intfbaselcl.inc
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ begin
   CombineRGN(Result,SrcRGN,SrcRGN,RGN_COPY);
 end;
 
+function TWidgetSet.CreateRubberBand(const ARect: TRect; const ABrush: HBrush): HWND;
+begin
+  Result := 0;
+end;
+
 function TWidgetSet.CreateStandardCursor(ACursor: SmallInt): hCursor;
 begin
   Result := 0;
@@ -126,6 +131,11 @@ begin
 
 end;
 
+procedure TWidgetSet.DestroyRubberBand(ARubberBand: HWND);
+begin
+
+end;
+
 procedure TWidgetSet.DrawDefaultDockImage(AOldRect, ANewRect: TRect; AOperation: TDockImageOperation);
 
   procedure DefaultDockImage(ARect: TRect);
@@ -695,6 +705,11 @@ procedure TWidgetSet.SetEventHandlerFlags(AHandler: PEventHandler; NewFlags: dwo
 begin
 end;
 
+procedure TWidgetSet.SetRubberBandRect(const ARubberBand: HWND; const ARect: TRect);
+begin
+
+end;
+
 function TWidgetSet.StretchMaskBlt(DestDC: HDC;
   X, Y, Width, Height: Integer; SrcDC: HDC;
   XSrc, YSrc, SrcWidth, SrcHeight: Integer;
diff --git a/lcl/include/lclintf.inc b/lcl/include/lclintf.inc
index 0c9696f936..2e7ae02615 100644
--- a/lcl/include/lclintf.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/lclintf.inc
@@ -118,11 +118,21 @@ begin
   Result := WidgetSet.DCClipRegionValid(DC);
 end;
 
+function CreateRubberBand(const ARect: TRect; const ABrush: HBrush = 0): HWND;
+begin
+  Result := WidgetSet.CreateRubberBand(ARect, ABrush);
+end;
+
 procedure DeallocateHWnd(Wnd: HWND);
 begin
   WidgetSet.DeallocateHWnd(Wnd);
 end;
 
+procedure DestroyRubberBand(ARubberBand: HWND);
+begin
+  WidgetSet.DestroyRubberBand(ARubberBand);
+end;
+
 procedure DrawDefaultDockImage(AOldRect, ANewRect: TRect; AOperation: TDockImageOperation);
 begin
   WidgetSet.DrawDefaultDockImage(AOldRect, ANewRect, AOperation);
@@ -416,6 +426,11 @@ begin
   WidgetSet.SetEventHandlerFlags(AHandler, NewFlags);
 end;
 
+procedure SetRubberBandRect(const ARubberBand: HWND; const ARect: TRect);
+begin
+  WidgetSet.SetRubberBandRect(ARubberBand, ARect);
+end;
+
 function StretchMaskBlt(DestDC: HDC; X, Y, Width, Height: Integer;
   SrcDC: HDC; XSrc, YSrc, SrcWidth, SrcHeight: Integer;
   Mask: HBITMAP; XMask, YMask: Integer; Rop: DWORD): Boolean;
diff --git a/lcl/include/lclintfh.inc b/lcl/include/lclintfh.inc
index 150743594d..06a47b0314 100644
--- a/lcl/include/lclintfh.inc
+++ b/lcl/include/lclintfh.inc
@@ -56,10 +56,12 @@ function ClipboardRegisterFormat(const AMimeType: string): TClipboardFormat; {$I
 function CreateEmptyRegion: hRGN; {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 function CreatePixmapIndirect(const Data: Pointer; const TransColor: Longint): HBITMAP; {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 function CreateRegionCopy(SrcRGN: hRGN): hRGN; {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
+function CreateRubberBand(const ARect: TRect; const ABrush: HBrush = 0): HWND; {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 function CreateStandardCursor(ACursor: SmallInt): hCursor; {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 
 function DCClipRegionValid(DC: HDC): boolean; {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 procedure DeallocateHWnd(Wnd: HWND); {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
+procedure DestroyRubberBand(ARubberBand: HWND); {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 procedure DrawDefaultDockImage(AOldRect, ANewRect: TRect; AOperation: TDockImageOperation); {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 procedure DrawGrid(DC: HDC; const R: TRect; DX, DY: Integer); {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ procedure SendCachedLCLMessages; {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 function SetCaretRespondToFocus(handle: HWND; ShowHideOnFocus: boolean): Boolean; {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 function SetComboMinDropDownSize(Handle: HWND; MinItemsWidth, MinItemsHeight, MinItemCount: integer): boolean; {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 procedure SetEventHandlerFlags(AHandler: PEventHandler; NewFlags: dword); {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
+procedure SetRubberBandRect(const ARubberBand: HWND; const ARect: TRect); {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 function StretchMaskBlt(DestDC: HDC; X, Y, Width, Height: Integer; SrcDC: HDC; XSrc, YSrc, SrcWidth, SrcHeight: Integer; Mask: HBITMAP; XMask, YMask: Integer; Rop: DWORD): Boolean; {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
 
 function TextUTF8Out(DC: HDC; X, Y: Integer;  Str: PChar; Count: Longint): Boolean;  {$IFDEF IF_BASE_MEMBER}virtual;{$ENDIF}
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2lclintf.inc b/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2lclintf.inc
index 4b7910ab54..96c8133b86 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2lclintf.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2lclintf.inc
@@ -30,6 +30,62 @@
 
 //##apiwiz##sps##   // Do not remove
 
+function TGtk2WidgetSet.CreateRubberBand(const ARect: TRect; const ABrush: HBrush): HWND;
+const
+  LineWidth = 2;
+var
+  Widget: PGtkWidget absolute Result;
+  dx, dy: integer;
+  Pixmap: PGdkPixmap;
+  gc: PGdkGC;
+  AColor: TGdkColor;
+begin
+  dx := ARect.Right - ARect.Left;
+  dy := ARect.Bottom - ARect.Top;
+  if dx < 0 then
+    dx := 0;
+  if dy < 0 then
+    dy := 0;
+
+  // rubber band is just a window without a title
+  Result := HWND(gtk_window_new(GTK_WINDOW_POPUP));
+  gtk_window_set_default_size(PGtkWindow(Result), dx, dy);
+  gtk_widget_set_uposition(Widget, ARect.Left, ARect.Top);
+  gtk_widget_set_app_paintable(Widget, True);
+  gtk_widget_realize(Widget);
+  gdk_window_set_decorations(Widget^.window, 0);
+  gdk_window_set_functions(Widget^.window, GDK_FUNC_RESIZE or GDK_FUNC_CLOSE);
+  gtk_window_set_opacity(PGtkWindow(Result), 0.25);
+  if ABrush = 0 then
+    SetWidgetColor(Widget, clNone, clGradientActiveCaption, [GTK_STATE_NORMAL])
+  else
+  if PGDIObject(ABrush)^.GDIBrushFill = GDK_SOLID then
+    SetWidgetColor(Widget, clNone, PGDIObject(ABrush)^.GDIBrushColor.ColorRef, [GTK_STATE_NORMAL])
+  else
+  begin
+    Pixmap := gdk_pixmap_new(Widget^.window, dx, dy, -1);
+    gc := gdk_gc_new(Pixmap);
+    AColor := AllocGDKColor(clWhite);
+    gdk_gc_set_foreground(gc, @AColor);
+    gdk_gc_set_fill(gc, PGDIObject(ABrush)^.GDIBrushFill);
+    case PGDIObject(ABrush)^.GDIBrushFill of
+      GDK_TILED: gdk_gc_set_tile(gc, PGDIObject(ABrush)^.GDIBrushPixMap);
+      GDK_STIPPLED: gdk_gc_set_stipple(gc, PGDIObject(ABrush)^.GDIBrushPixMap);
+    end;
+    gdk_draw_rectangle(Pixmap, gc, -1, 0, 0, dx, dy);
+    gdk_gc_unref(gc);
+    gdk_window_set_back_pixmap(Widget^.window, Pixmap, False);
+    g_object_unref(Pixmap);
+  end;
+
+  gtk_widget_show(Widget);
+end;
+
+procedure TGtk2WidgetSet.DestroyRubberBand(ARubberBand: HWND);
+begin
+  gtk_widget_destroy(PGtkWidget(ARubberBand));
+end;
+
 procedure TGtk2WidgetSet.DrawDefaultDockImage(AOldRect, ANewRect: TRect;
   AOperation: TDockImageOperation);
 const
@@ -893,6 +949,13 @@ begin
   //debugln('TGtk2WidgetSet.SetEventHandlerFlags lEventHandler=',HexStr(Cardinal(lEventHandler),8),' AHandle=',dbgs(lEventHandler^.Handle));
 end;
 
+procedure TGtk2WidgetSet.SetRubberBandRect(const ARubberBand: HWND; const ARect: TRect);
+begin
+  with ARect do
+    gdk_window_move_resize(PGtkWidget(ARubberBand)^.window, Left,
+      Top, Right - Left, Bottom - Top);
+end;
+
 type
   PPipeEventInfo = ^TPipeEventInfo;
   TPipeEventInfo = record
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2lclintfh.inc b/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2lclintfh.inc
index 839911eb66..09629d657c 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2lclintfh.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/gtk2/gtk2lclintfh.inc
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ function AddProcessEventHandler(AHandle: THandle;
   AEventHandler: TChildExitEvent; AData: PtrInt): PProcessEventHandler; override;
 
 function CreateStandardCursor(ACursor: SmallInt): hCursor; override;
+function CreateRubberBand(const ARect: TRect; const ABrush: HBrush = 0): HWND; override;
+procedure DestroyRubberBand(ARubberBand: HWND); override;
 procedure DrawDefaultDockImage(AOldRect, ANewRect: TRect; AOperation: TDockImageOperation); override;
 procedure DrawGrid(DC: HDC; const R: TRect; DX, DY: Integer); override;
 
@@ -65,6 +67,7 @@ procedure RemoveProcessEventHandler(var AHandler: PProcessEventHandler); overrid
 
 function SetComboMinDropDownSize(Handle: HWND; MinItemsWidth, MinItemsHeight, MinItemCount: integer): boolean; override;
 procedure SetEventHandlerFlags(AHandler: PEventHandler; NewFlags: dword); override;
+procedure SetRubberBandRect(const ARubberBand: HWND; const ARect: TRect); override;
 
 function TextUTF8Out(DC: HDC; X, Y: Integer; Str: PChar; Count: Longint): Boolean; override;
 //##apiwiz##eps##   // Do not remove, no wizard declaration after this line
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtlclintf.inc b/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtlclintf.inc
index e30c2d440e..7dd9ae2eb0 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtlclintf.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtlclintf.inc
@@ -193,6 +193,14 @@ begin
     Result := HCURSOR(TQtCursor.Create(CursorShape));
 end;
 
+function TQtWidgetSet.CreateRubberBand(const ARect: TRect; const ABrush: HBrush): HWND;
+begin
+  // todo: think of ABrush
+  Result := HWND(QRubberBand_create(QRubberBandRectangle));
+  QRubberBand_setGeometry(QRubberBandH(Result), @ARect);
+  QWidget_show(QRubberBandH(Result));
+end;
+
 procedure TQtWidgetSet.DrawDefaultDockImage(AOldRect, ANewRect: TRect; AOperation: TDockImageOperation);
 begin
   if FDockImage = nil then
@@ -226,6 +234,11 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+procedure TQtWidgetSet.DestroyRubberBand(ARubberBand: HWND);
+begin
+  QWidget_destroy(QRubberBandH(ARubberBand));
+end;
+
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Function: FontCanUTF8
   Params:
@@ -788,6 +801,11 @@ begin
   QSocketNotifier_setEnabled(wheh^.qsn[QSocketNotifierException], do_error);
 end;
 
+procedure TQtWidgetSet.SetRubberBandRect(const ARubberBand: HWND; const ARect: TRect);
+begin
+  QRubberBand_setGeometry(QRubberBandH(ARubberBand), @ARect);
+end;
+
 function TQtWidgetSet.TextUTF8Out(DC: HDC; X, Y: Integer; Str: PChar; Count: Longint): Boolean;
 begin
   Result := False;
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtlclintfh.inc b/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtlclintfh.inc
index db27990fc2..dbcb89c13c 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtlclintfh.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/qt/qtlclintfh.inc
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{%MainUnit qtkint.pp}
+{%MainUnit qtint.pp}
 { $Id$ }
 
 {******************************************************************************
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ function AddProcessEventHandler(AHandle: THandle;
 
 function CreateEmptyRegion: hRGN; override;
 function CreateStandardCursor(ACursor: SmallInt): HCURSOR; override;
+function CreateRubberBand(const ARect: TRect; const ABrush: HBrush = 0): HWND; override;
 procedure DrawDefaultDockImage(AOldRect, ANewRect: TRect; AOperation: TDockImageOperation); override;
 procedure DrawGrid(DC: HDC; const R: TRect; DX, DY: Integer); override;
+procedure DestroyRubberBand(ARubberBand: HWND); override;
 
 function FontCanUTF8(Font: HFont): boolean; override;
 function FontIsMonoSpace(Font: HFont): boolean; override;
@@ -77,6 +79,7 @@ procedure RemovePipeEventHandler(var AHandler: PPipeEventHandler); override;
 procedure RemoveProcessEventHandler(var AHandler: PProcessEventHandler); override;
 
 procedure SetEventHandlerFlags(AHandler: PEventHandler; NewFlags: dword); override;
+procedure SetRubberBandRect(const ARubberBand: HWND; const ARect: TRect); override;
 
 function TextUTF8Out(DC: HDC; X, Y: Integer; Str: PChar; Count: Longint): Boolean; override;
 
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32lclintf.inc b/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32lclintf.inc
index 396288efd5..dcd54694e5 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32lclintf.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32lclintf.inc
@@ -182,6 +182,12 @@ begin
   AHandler := nil;
 end;
 
+procedure TWin32WidgetSet.SetRubberBandRect(const ARubberBand: HWND; const ARect: TRect);
+begin
+  with ARect do
+    SetWindowPos(ARubberBand, 0, Left, Top, Right - Left, Bottom - Top, SWP_NOZORDER or SWP_NOACTIVATE);
+end;
+
 function TWin32WidgetSet.AppHandle: THandle;
 begin
   Result:= FAppHandle;
@@ -210,6 +216,56 @@ begin
   end;
 end;
 
+function DockWindowProc(Window: HWnd; Msg: UInt; WParam: Windows.WParam;
+    LParam: Windows.LParam): LResult; stdcall;
+begin
+  if (Msg = WM_ACTIVATE) and (LoWord(WParam) <> WA_INACTIVE) and (LParam <> 0) then
+    Windows.SendMessage(LParam, WM_NCACTIVATE, 1, 0);
+  Result := Windows.DefWindowProc(Window, Msg, WParam, LParam);
+end;
+
+function TWin32WidgetSet.CreateRubberBand(const ARect: TRect; const ABrush: HBrush = 0): HWND;
+var
+  WindowClass: Windows.WNDCLASS;
+  WndClassName: String;
+begin
+  WndClassName := 'LazRubberBand' + IntToStr(ABrush);
+
+  if not Windows.GetClassInfo(System.HInstance, PChar(WndClassName), WindowClass) then
+  begin
+    with WindowClass do
+    begin
+      Style := 0;
+      LPFnWndProc := @DockWindowProc;
+      CbClsExtra := 0;
+      CbWndExtra := 0;
+      hInstance := System.HInstance;
+      hIcon := Windows.LoadIcon(0, IDI_APPLICATION);
+      hCursor := Windows.LoadCursor(0, IDC_ARROW);
+      if ABrush = 0 then
+        hbrBackground := GetSysColorBrush(COLOR_HIGHLIGHT)
+      else
+        hbrBackground := ABrush;
+      LPSzMenuName := nil;
+      LPSzClassName := PChar(WndClassName);
+    end;
+    Windows.RegisterClass(@WindowClass);
+  end;
+
+  if WindowsVersion >= wv2000 then
+  begin
+    Result := CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_LAYERED or WS_EX_TRANSPARENT or WS_EX_TOPMOST or WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW,
+      PChar(WndClassName), PChar(WndClassName), WS_POPUP or WS_VISIBLE,
+      ARect.Left, ARect.Top, ARect.Right - ARect.Left, ARect.Bottom - ARect.Top, AppHandle, 0, System.HInstance, nil);
+
+    SetLayeredWindowAttributes(Result, 0, $30, LWA_ALPHA);
+  end
+  else
+    Result := CreateWindowEx(WS_EX_TOPMOST or WS_EX_TOOLWINDOW,
+      PChar(WndClassName), PChar(WndClassName), WS_POPUP or WS_VISIBLE,
+      ARect.Left, ARect.Top, ARect.Right - ARect.Left, ARect.Bottom - ARect.Top, AppHandle, 0, System.HInstance, nil);
+end;
+
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Method: CallbackAllocateHWnd
   Params:   None
@@ -294,12 +350,15 @@ begin
   if Assigned(PMethod) then Freemem(PMethod);
 end;
 
-function DockWindowProc(Window: HWnd; Msg: UInt; WParam: Windows.WParam;
-    LParam: Windows.LParam): LResult; stdcall;
+procedure TWin32WidgetSet.DestroyRubberBand(ARubberBand: HWND);
+var
+  WndClassName: array[0..255] of Char;
 begin
-  if (Msg = WM_ACTIVATE) and (LoWord(WParam) <> WA_INACTIVE) and (LParam <> 0) then
-    Windows.SendMessage(LParam, WM_NCACTIVATE, 1, 0);
-  Result := Windows.DefWindowProc(Window, Msg, WParam, LParam);
+  GetClassName(ARubberBand, @WndClassName, 255);
+  // preserve the brush or it will be deleted
+  SetClassLongPtr(ARubberBand, GCL_HBRBACKGROUND, 0);
+  DestroyWindow(ARubberBand);
+  Windows.UnRegisterClass(@WndClassName, System.HINSTANCE);
 end;
 
 procedure TWin32WidgetSet.DrawDefaultDockImage(AOldRect, ANewRect: TRect; AOperation: TDockImageOperation);
@@ -340,14 +399,14 @@ const
 var
   WindowClass: WndClass;
 begin
-  if WindowsVersion >= wvXP then
+  if WindowsVersion >= wv2000 then
   begin
     case AOperation of
       disShow:
       begin
         with WindowClass do
         begin
-          Style := CS_DBLCLKS;
+          Style := 0;
           LPFnWndProc := @DockWindowProc;
           CbClsExtra := 0;
           CbWndExtra := 0;
diff --git a/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32lclintfh.inc b/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32lclintfh.inc
index 9fd456a743..a9e201b766 100644
--- a/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32lclintfh.inc
+++ b/lcl/interfaces/win32/win32lclintfh.inc
@@ -38,8 +38,10 @@ function AddProcessEventHandler(AHandle: THandle;
 function AllocateHWnd(Method: TLCLWndMethod): HWND; override;
 
 function CreateStandardCursor(ACursor: SmallInt): hCursor; override;
+function CreateRubberBand(const ARect: TRect; const ABrush: HBrush = 0): HWND; override;
 
 procedure DeallocateHWnd(Wnd: HWND); override;
+procedure DestroyRubberBand(ARubberBand: HWND); override;
 procedure DrawDefaultDockImage(AOldRect, ANewRect: TRect; AOperation: TDockImageOperation); override;
 procedure DrawGrid(DC: HDC; const R: TRect; DX, DY: Integer); override;
 
@@ -67,5 +69,6 @@ procedure RemoveEventHandler(var AHandler: PEventHandler); override;
 procedure RemovePipeEventHandler(var AHandler: PPipeEventHandler); override;
 procedure RemoveProcessEventHandler(var AHandler: PProcessEventHandler); override;
 
+procedure SetRubberBandRect(const ARubberBand: HWND; const ARect: TRect); override;
 
 //##apiwiz##eps##   // Do not remove, no wizard declaration after this line